I had planned to write a paragraph or two about our visit to Tokyo DisneySea as part of another post I wrote about modern Tokyo. However, I think it deserves a little longer as it is quite unique as far as Disney theme parks go. Is it really worth visiting, though?
We didn't have time to visit both Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, but it was easy to choose one over the other: DisneySea is the only theme park of its kind. Instead of a princess castle as the focal point of the park, it has a very realistic volcano at its centre, which could erupt at any moment.
There are seven themed areas, or so-called 'ports of call' (see what they did there?!), which are all based on something to do with water, like the Arabian Coast and Mediterranean Harbor, and each port has unique rides, food vendors and stores.
Tokyo Disney Resort is owned and managed by The Oriental Land Company, who licences the branding and characters from the Disney company. My only Disney experience before this was three visits to Disneyland Paris, and not knowing that the park wasn't run by Disney, I went in with an open mind.
There was something different though and it all made sense when I discovered that the park is not owned by Disney. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it didn't feel quite as Disney as I thought it would. This made the experience unique, but somehow not as magical as I envisaged it would be, based on my previous visits to the park in France.
I mean ridiculously insane and there are a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, the Japanese LOVE Disney. Seriously. At least half the people were in Disney costume at the park. I'm talking about grown adults without children, such as the couple in their twenties who were both dressed up as Woody from Toy Story. Yes, really. Complete with cowboy stetson. I felt left out so was forced to purchase Minnie Mouse ears, just so I "fit in".
Another reason is the population of Tokyo: over 13 million people, combined with the convenient location of the parks, just a short train ride away from the city centre. There is no quiet time to visit Disney in Tokyo.
We queued for almost three hours for the Indiana Jones® Adventure: Temple of the Crystal Skull, which was great fun but lasted for all of 5 minutes! The way to get around this is to know in advance which rides you most want to go on, then head to each one and get a Fastpass® ticket by holding your admission ticket (Disney passport) under the scanner. It will give you a time to return, at which point you'll walk straight up to the ride, right past people queuing for hours. We didn't do this, which was a huge mistake and really hampered our enjoyment of the day.
There is a lake more or less in the centre of the park and this is where shows are performed throughout the day. They are AMAZING. I didn't understand most of it, though I sung my heart out when a familiar song in English came on (much to the embarrassment of the muggle, who was already almost at mortification saturation since I donned my Minnie ears!).
Boats carrying well-known Disney characters floated around the lake and jet skis whizzed by. The final show of the evening was even more spectacular with the inclusion of lasers, cartoon projections, fireworks and the eruption of the volcano!
In other Disney parks, Mickey Mouse is the undisputed king, but in Tokyo, Duffy the Bear is much more popular. I had never even heard of Duffy before we arrived and were bombarded with merchandise of the bear.
Before he had a name, Duffy was launched in 2002 as 'the Disney Bear' to promote the newly-opened Once Upon a Time store in Walt Disney World. However, the bear never really got its breakthrough and was dumped in Disney outlet stores. The Oriental Land Company launched the bear at Christmas the same year and it was an instant hit. They called him Duffy and now he is the face of Tokyo Disney.
6. There's an EarthCache based on an active volcano!
Geocachers have another reason to visit Tokyo DisneySea: the D4/T5 EarthCache Mt. Prometheus / プロメテウス火山, GC31H0H. The volcano at DisneySea is definitely not real, so don't let the smouldering scare you, but it was made to such a realistic standard that Groundspeak and the local reviewers allowed an EarthCache to be based here.
It's a rare opportunity to see the fascinating elements of an active volcano, without having to ensure that you're fit enough to outrun a stream of hot lava.
So, was it worth spending a whole day of our relatively short visit to Japan in Tokyo DisneySea? Yes, it was. Although, if I were to do it again, I would be a lot more savvy and make a beeline for those Fastpass® ticket machines as soon as we entered. Besides from the amazing final show of the day and the firework display, my favourite part was the Venetian gondola ride – it really injected some Disney magic to our experience.
Are you a Disney fan? What parks have you been to and have you found any geocaches there? Let me know in the comments!
Interesting! The fact that Disney itself, with all of it's rules and standards, doesn't run it is sure to make for a different experience. What makes the earthcache a T5?
It's funny that you are writing about Disney because I just got back from Hong Kong Disneyland and I felt there was very little Disney magic there because hardly anyone was dressed in anything Disney and many of the classic rides are not there. I absolutely loved Tokyo's Disney Sea! All the people wearing the Disney paraphernalia really made me feel like I was transported to a magical Disney world. I was lucky that it was not very crowded when I went to Disney Sea. The longest line I may have waited in was under an hour which is nothing compared to the long lines at Disneyland in Anaheim. I didn't get to go to Disneyland; like you, I had to choose between the two and Disney Sea won for its uniqueness. I would definitely go back! I have been to a total of four Disney parks, including Disneyland/California Adventure and Disney World. Almost got to go to Shanghai this trip but didn't want to run myself ragged. How long did you stay at the park and were you able to go on all the rides given how long the lines were?
No, we definitely didn't get to go on all the rides we wanted to although I did enjoy the ones we went on! It was certainly a unique Disney experience though!


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Biography – CARBONARIIS, GIOVANNI ANTONIO DE – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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DCB/DBC News
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Sir John A. Macdonald
From the Red River Settlement to Manitoba (1812–70)
The Fenians
Women in the DCB/DBC
Winning the Right to Vote
The Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences of 1864
Introductory Essays of the DCB/DBC
Exploring the Explorers
Canada's Wartime Prime Ministers
The First World War
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CARBONARIIS, GIOVANNI ANTONIO DE, Italian priest, probably sailed with John Cabot's expedition, 1498; fl. 1489–98.
Carbonariis appears to have been involved in the complex diplomatic relationships between the Italian states, the papacy, France, Spain, and England – the background against which the Cabot voyages took place. Apparently a man of note, Carbonariis spent some time in England, as an envoy or agent of the dukes of Milan. In 1489, Henry VII of England sent him as a royal messenger to Gian Galeazzo Sforza, and in 1497, Ludovico Sforza's envoy in England, Raimondo de Soncino, speaks of Carbonariis as "the Reverend Master" whose advice he would take while in England.
Prior to the sailing of Cabot's 1498 expedition, the duke sent a letter to Carbonariis in England, which Agostino de Spinula – in a letter from London, dated 20 June 1498 – said he would keep until Carbonariis's return: he had "left recently with five ships, which his Majesty sent to discover new islands." Carbonariis may have sailed on the London ship victualled at the king's expense by Lancelot Thirkill and Thomas Bradley, and not on one of the two Bristol ships immediately under John Cabot's command. Nothing further is known about Carbonariis, although he may well have returned to England.
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PRO, CSP, Milan [1385–1618], 250–1, 321, 344, 348. Williamson, Voyages of the Cabots (1929), 38–39, 181; Cabot's voyages (1962).
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è un videogioco del genere sparatutto a scorrimento sviluppato da Argonaut Software e Nintendo EAD, pubblicato nel 1993 da Nintendo per Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Distribuito in Europa con il titolo Starwing, è il primo videogioco della serie Star Fox.

Il gioco presenta una grafica tridimensionale, sfruttando il coprocessore matematico Super FX, e introduce il personaggio di Fox McCloud e gli altri membri del team di mercenari che pilotano gli Arwing.

Star Fox è incluso in tutte le versioni del Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

Trama
La storia si basa sulla volpe antropomorfa Fox McCloud e sul suo team di mercenari, formato da Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad e Falco Lombardi. Essi si ritroveranno coinvolti in una guerra, causata dallo scienziato pazzo Andross. Esso invia le sue truppe sul pianeta Corneria e nel resto del Sistema di Lylat. La battaglia inizia su Corneria e finisce su Venom, sul quale Fox sfiderà Andross che ha preso la forma di un gigantesco robot. Alla fine del gioco la minaccia sembra sventata ma in seguito si scoprirà che Andross è ancora vivo.

Modalità di gioco
Star Fox è uno sparatutto a scorrimento tridimensionale con una visuale in terza persona. Il giocatore deve guidare il veicolo spaziale guidato da Fox e la sua squadra, detto Arwing, attraverso vari livelli, i quali includono nemici, vari power-up come bombe e laser, ostacoli e un boss di fine livello sempre diverso. Sconfiggendo questo nemico si passa al livello successivo.

L'elemento che differenzia Star Fox dagli altri giochi del suo genere è la velocità. Nei normali sparatutto a scorrimento il giocatore è costretto a viaggiare sempre alla stessa velocità, mentre in Star Fox la velocità può essere cambiate tramite l'ausilio di turbo e freni.

La difficoltà varia a seconda del percorso scelto dal giocatore. All'inizio del gioco, al giocatore viene data l'opportunità di scegliere fra tre diversi percorsi, ognuno dei quali ha una serie di pianeti esclusivi. Questo fattore rende il gioco rigiocabile più volte, a differenza degli altri giochi del genere che al suo tempo avevano tutti un'unica via. Gli unici pianeti a essere inclusi in tutti e tre i percorsi sono Corneria, il pianeta iniziale, e Venom, pianeta finale e sede del malvagio Andross.

Durante ogni livello il giocatore viene aiutato dai tre membri della squadra, Peppy Hare, Slippy Toad e Falco Lombardi, tutti controllati dal computer. A volte prenderanno di mira un nemico che loro o Fox potranno sconfiggere o verranno attaccati e chiederanno aiuto. Se non vengono aiutati in tempo, il loro Arwing verrà danneggiato una o due volte, e se uno dei compagni viene colpito quattro volte, si schianterà e morirà. La squadra è sempre presente nelle missioni, tranne durante la sfida contro i Boss, nella quale scompaiono per poi tornare alla fine del livello. Il gioco ha un sistema di vite, e l'energia è indicata dalla barra degli scudi di Fox e dei suoi amici: la barra si svuoterà se Fox sbatte contro un ostacolo, col rischio di danni alle ali, che fanno perdere stabilità se sono rotte ma sono riparabili tramite power-up, o se viene colpito dal fuoco nemico, e se si svuota del tutto, l'Arwing verrà distrutto e Fox morirà, causando la perdita di una vita. Il gioco finisce se tutte le vite vengono perdute.

Critica
Il gioco ebbe un enorme successo e divenne una delle saghe principali della Nintendo. La critica diede buone valutazioni a questo titolo, il voto medio calcolato da Game Rankings è 86/100.

Note

Voci correlate
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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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The first bus from Nankana Sahib to Amritsar, on its trial run crossed into India with ten Pakistani officials onboard.
The first bus from Nankana Sahib to Amritsar, on its trial run on Saturday, crossed into India with ten Pakistani officials onboard.
The bus crossed through the land route of international Wagah border here at 12.15 pm.
This is first trail run of the Nankana Sahib Amritsar Bus Service from Pakistan side.
Earlier, India has successfully conducted its trail run on January 27 this year.


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Stand-Up Confidential is a 1987 stand-up comedy special and the first starring Jerry Seinfeld It was then re-released on VHS in 1993 when the television show Seinfeld was gaining popularity.

Production
Some skit inserts were co-written by Joel Hodgson. The special aired on HBO on September 5, 1987 from The Improv at Los Angeles, California.

Cast
 Carl Reiner - Host (uncredited)
 Jerry Seinfeld - Himself
 Joel Hodgson - Cast Member
 Bernadette Birkett - Cast Member
 Jimmy Brogan - Cast Member
 John Carney - Cast Member
 Jann Karam - Cast Member
 Carol Leifer - Cast Member
 Larry Miller - Cast Member
 Suzy Ekerling - Kid in Classroom
 Hugh O'Neill - Kid in Classroom
 Tarrish Potter - Kid in Classroom
 Bo Sharon - Kid in Classroom

See also
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Mystery Science Theater 3000

References

Jerry Seinfeld albums
1987 video albums
1993 video albums
Stand-up comedy concert films
1980s American television specials
Films scored by Kevin Kiner
HBO network specials
1990s English-language films
1980s English-language films


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'The Silence Breakers' Are Time's Person of the Year
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NEW YORK (CBSMiami/CNN) – The "The Silence Breakers," people who came forward to report sexual abuse and sparked the #MeToo movement, have been named Time magazine's "Person of the Year."
It's a recognition of the cultural reckoning this year where people, mostly women, have fueled a worldwide discussion about sexual harassment and assault.
President Trump was the runner-up, Chinese President Xi Jinping came in third.
The #MeToo hashtag was created more than a decade ago by the activist Tarana Burke. But it took off last month when a slew of high-profile men were publicly accused of sexual misconduct, beginning with Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
After The New York Times and The New Yorker published accusations of sexual harassment and assault against Weinstein, many more women and some men came forward with allegations against others — including actor Kevin Spacey, comedian Louis C.K. and former NBC anchor Matt Lauer.
Last year Time awarded Person of the Year to President Trump, who had just won the election. Time called him the "President of the Divided States of America."
Last month he tweeted that he was "probably" going to be given the title, adding that he "took a pass" because he would have had to agree to an interview and a photo shoot. Time called that account false.
(©2017 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. CNN contributed to this report.)


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The 33nd Annual Meeting of the German Society for Neurointensive and Emergency Medicine (DGNI) and the German Stroke Society (DSG) takes place January 28-30, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The program offers a comprehensive update of current issues in neurology, neurosurgery intensive care, and neurosurgery.
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Panel Discussion titled "The Western Balkans beyond resolution of bilateral issues" organised by Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group (BiEPAG) and the Institute for Democracy 'Societas Civilis' (IDSCS) will take place in Skopje on 29th of March.
Besides closing bilateral issues, there are many other criteria that the countries from the Western Balkans need to meet in order to progress in the EU accession process. They need to deliver tangible and sustainable reforms in crucial areas including the rule of law, fight against corruption and organised crime, and public administration. These and other topics will be covered by this panel discussion.
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IT took 227 firefighters eight days to extinguish the blaze, using 12 planes and 20 helicopters.
And now a British man has been fined a record 10 million euros for starting a fire that razed 2000 hectares of the Sierra Nevada national park.
Michael Hanks, 66, had lit the fire in a bid to be spotted by rescuers.
The former head of Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association – who owns a holiday home in the village of Acequias – had got lost in the park, while out walking with his French girlfriend.
This week, a Granada court took a dim view of his error in September 2005 and slapped the largest ever fine and an 18 month prison sentence on him.
His only mitigating factor was that he had apparently put a ring of stones around the fire before starting it.
If Nanny had read him Struwwelpeter and 'What Harriet Befell' about the folly of playing with matches all this might have been avoided.
Did the guy never do a Health and Safety Course?
The Olive Press is the best expat bashing publication on the Costas – a sort of 'Costa Crime Watch' lol.
What a nutter! You could almost feel sorry for him because he clearly didn't set out to do any harm – not exactly a pyromanic. BUT how stupid could anyone be?
As for a 10m euro fine, that seems a little bit silly. That's like saying you should get a 1.5m euro fine for doing 60 in a 40 zone.
Don't give them ideas Adrian.
Where on earth is this man going to get 10 million Euros from? What he did was amazingly foolish but I'd be surprised if he's got the money- if he has, well, it's gone now isn't it?
run for Office and be elected a Mayor!


Athens, Greece. 65 Athinas Str. Kotzia SQ.
She was always on the road living out of suitcase, constantly switching between cities that she sometimes forgot where she was. It was the rapid lifestyle she had signed up for and she loved. The one thing that made all her tiresome trips worth it was that she didn't skip on the best when choosing where to stay. Why not have the best of both worlds, business and pleasure! She grabbed her designer duffle bag and headed to the Grecotel Pallas Athena. As she walked through the doors, she was fascinated by all the art surrounding her. The cutting-edge style, the mosaic floors captivated her upon arrival. The handsome man behind the reception desk made her first impression even better. His welcoming attitude and charm made her want to stay there and talk to him the whole afternoon. It was these moments, these people that made her travels so much more worth it. She was grateful for the opportunity to stay in Athens at the Grecotel Pallas Athena. How could she complain? It was the small things in life that made her Journey even bigger and this hotel, this business trip was one step closer to her dreams.
Avant‐garde boutique hotel in downtown Athens, full of art, glamour & genuine hospitality. In the very heart of Athens, Grecotel Pallas Athena is the place where luxury and hospitality interweave to create a new experience: an art boutique hotel for luxurious city living. This luxury hotel is ideally located in the historical centre, next to Athens Town Hall, just a short walk from Acropolis and the New Acropolis museum, the old city (Plaka) and most of Athens sights and attractions. It is the ideal base for exploring the beautiful capital while enjoying top‐notch accommodation: a truly one of a kind experience. A thoughtful restoration has unveiled an elegant and refined hotel with noble lines and a look of an aristocratic home, yet at the same time it is welcoming and comfortable.
Early Check-in/Late Check-out on availability. Refreshment welcome drink upon arrival. Welcome Amenity in the room on the arrival day. Complimentary Room Upgrade (subject to availability). Full American breakfast daily for two, served in the hotel restaurant. Complimentary lunch for two (excluding drinks/minimum stay two nights).
Rate includes buffet breakfast and all taxes. Free access to gym. Full prepayment is required at time of reservation. Booking is non changeable and not refundable in the event of a cancellation..
Rate includes buffet breakfast and all taxes. Free access to gym. Booking must be cancelled 1 day prior to arrival to avoid penalty fee of 1 night.
Located on the top floor the stunning Loft Suites give the quintessential ambience of a privileged Athenian apartment. They all feature large terraces with exotic plants and comfortable outdoor lounges. Views of the city are enjoyed.


I did some brainstorming on the Octopus theme for this month's challenge, and these two are my favorite, but I'm having trouble deciding which one to continue with. Let me know your thoughts!
Octopus zeppelin making a delivery.
It's Familiar Adoption Day for the local school of witchcraft. This will be a busy pet shop with the focus on the girl choosing an octopus for her companion instead of the standard cat or raven. This one could also be a Draw 50 Things challenge.
Both sketches look awesome! I think you have 2 great ideas. I think I like the story of the little witch picking out a new pet the best, but that is probably just because I like little witch stories. Good luck! I can't wait to see what you decide.
I'm a fan of the first one, it really makes the Octopus a big focal point.
@carriecopa I like the first one.
The first one really pops. I like it.
Thanks guys! I'm going to explore the first one and earmark the second idea for a future project. There is something fantastical about the sky squid, I keep coming back to it.
@alissaempey LOL I'm biased too, I love little witch drawings.
@carriecopa I say if you have time and are up to the challenge do the shop, but maybe pull the two main characters closer to the camera so they are the largest in the image. I like the story this sketch tells. The first one I didn't know what was going on until I read the text.
@carriecopa Just idea of the Fantastic Sky Squid is really awesome.
Aghh, this is so awesome! I was sketching out ideas for my Octopus for this months competition, and one of them was totally a octo-dirigible. I ended up going for a different concept... but I can't wait to see how yours turns out!
FIRST ONE!!! love the perspective there!
BTW, where are this month's challenge details?
@allnightdesign the theme for this month is just "octopus," with an additional hint that "illustrations with strong storytelling AND technical ability will tend to do better." The little witch idea has an obvious story, but I think the the sky squid stopping at this tall house is also a story in a way? It inspires curiosity and wonderment but doesn't overtly tell you what it's about. You get to fill in the blanks.
@carriecopa Love the composition of #1 and the weird juxtaposition of octopus and zeppelin. Add the interesting looking house delivery and it definitely peaks my interest and curiosity. Can't wait to see the final illo.
@carriecopa both look great! The sky octopus is epic and fantastic but there's something about the back end balance that seems too heavy to me. I love the second one too. Can't wait to see how this turns out!
So I love both of these ideas, but I am definitely partial to #2 (could be my eternal love of witches?); story telling wise I think this one could be really great. That being said, I think #1 is still worth the effort in working on, whether for the competition or just as an art piece in general. I think the idea is just too whimsical and awesome to give up.
Thanks for all your input! Lots of fans of witches here. I probably make the witch one my "Draw 50 Things" challenge for another time. A magical menagerie sounds really fun to illustrate.


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Which Social Media Platforms Work Best For Promoting New Businesses?
Social media are tools used to share user-generated content with others on a social network such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Digg. Social media include blogs, micro-blogging, user-generated content websites, and social networking sites like Foursquare, Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook. Social media can refer to these sites collectively or specifically. It is generally accepted to refer to any website where users can create and share content with the intent of increasing their online influence and to interact socially.
In this digital age, consumers spend most of their time on the internet, so it only makes sense that companies should spend time there too. In order to reach customers online, companies must use the power of social media platforms to connect with them, listen to them, and respond to their every need. By doing this, companies can create a strong consumer brand through a consistent sales message. Social media advertising is all about creating a relationship with consumers, a relationship that creates buying intention. Consumers will buy from companies that they feel they can trust, a feeling that is fueled by a consistent sales message that comes from established, trusted sources.
There are various platforms available to a company when it comes to social media advertising. The most popular social media platforms for businesses are Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+ and Pinterest. Here are some examples of how each platform serves the purpose of building a strong social media presence.
With Facebook, a company can create an official page, which has the look and feel of a blog, allows unlimited ads and has the same functionality as a website. The page is designed to be more engaging and specific to the business. Business can set up business specific functions like asking fans to join a fan club or asking fans to "like" a page. This type of social advertising is a good way to gather leads and attract potential customers who are interested in the products and services of the company.
Twitter is another great place to advertise using Facebook advertising. It is not a page, but a mini-site within Facebook. Twitter has recently launched Twitter Cards, which is a great way to attract attention to your sales message by displaying creative graphics, links to blogs or articles and a landing page. The landing page is a streamlined solution to capture email addresses and convert them into leads. Since there are no subscription fees or ongoing fees to use twitter, it is a low cost opportunity for a company to advertise their product. Monthly users shines ad on Facebook who have expressed an interest in the products and services provided by the company has seen dramatic increases in sales.
YouTube is a well established social media platform with millions of active users globally. Unlike Facebook, it does not allow business to directly connect to their customers. Instead, they must rely on advertising campaigns that include paid placement on video sharing websites. Businesses must register for free to access the video platform and create videos that can be viewed by everyone in the world. Monthly users who have expressed an interest in the products and services provided by the company has seen dramatic increases in sales.
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Brock Turner's victim has chosen to stay anonymous throughout the highly publicized trial, but that hasn't stopped her from speaking her mind. The 23-year-old woman gave a message to San Francisco's KTVU Fox 2 in which she explains why she has chosen to stay out of the spotlight.
The brave woman has been able to articulate her experience throughout the legal process. While in court, she told Turner how the attack has changed her life.
Her story has touched many people, including the stars of HBO's Girls. Lena Dunham, Jemima Kirke, Allison Williams, and Zosia Mamet created a powerful PSA on sexual assault and dedicated it to the anonymous survivor of the Stanford case.


Leicester City first-team sports scientist Tom Joel has taken up a new job with the Iceland national team.
Joel, who is in his eighth season at City, retains his role at the club but will now spend his international breaks working as the Nordic nation's first-team fitness coach.
His first month in the job saw Iceland begin their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Andorra before they suffered a 4-0 defeat to world champions France.
In a data-driven role at City, Joel is responsible for analysing the squad's fitness in training and for providing injury-prevention strategies.
But he is perhaps best known for his dismissal from the dugout during City's Champions League quarter-final against Atletico Madrid.
After handing water to Marc Albrighton in the final 10 minutes of the first leg at Estadio Vicente Calderon, Atletico boss Diego Simeone and his staff complained that Joel had encroached into the home side's technical area.
Referee Jonas Eriksson agreed and Joel was sent to the stands.
Then City boss Craig Shakespeare said it was a "genuine mistake" but Joel was still charged with improper conduct by Uefa.
The incident was put to Iceland boss Erik Hamren, who worked with City's head of sports science Paul Balsom while manager of Sweden.
Joel first joined City in 2011 as an intern after graduating from Loughborough University with a degree in sport and exercise science.
He was taken on as a full-time employee, working with the development squad, in 2013, before being promoted to his current role with the first team in 2014.


FPL contractors will be in the Village to perform trimming of vegetation under power lines. This maintenance is scheduled on a regular basis throughout the Village by FPL.
Work will commence the week of April 13th in the areas shown in the maps below.
Residents should expect temporary detours and possible one-lane closures due to tree-trimming vehicles and equipment. Personnel will require access to power lines located on poles along the utility easement in certain backyards.
Click on the maps below for zoomable PDF versions.


Photoshop Tweaking with good quality grading.
I'm needing 3 Pictures Photoshopping to make look nice. Air brushing etc then a nice, good quality filter. I have attached a low quality JPEG of one of the photos to show the kind of filter/colour. Also, one of the pictures needs a an item removing somehow. Small item.


The 36th International Geological Congress will come to India in 2020 after a period of 56 years. The last International Geological Congress was held in India in 1964 in Delhi. Dr. Vishwapati Trivedi, Secretary, Ministry of Mines today presented the bid before the International Union of Geological Science (IUGS) Council consisting of 121 member countries and 128 votes were cast in favour of India against 51 votes to Canada, which had offered Vancouver as the venue of IGC 2020.
Dr. Vishwapati Trivedi, Secretary, Ministry of Mines led a delegation to participate in 34th International Geological Congress (IGC) being held in Brisbane from 5th August to 10th August, 2012.
The Indian bid got an overwhelming positive response from the member-countries of all continents and Secretary, Ministry of Mines has assured the Council that IGC 2020 in India will be unprecedented Congress in the history of International Geological Congress. International Geological Congress is held every four years and it is an Olympic of International Geoscience fraternity.


For those that don't know, I am a certified audio engineer, with a B.A. in it as well. So I want you to know that I truly know what I'm about to talk to you about.
More and more these days I find myself commenting on the distortion level of songs being submitted to us. It's one thing when distortion is done artistically. There is a big trend going on with people running their vocals through different amp processors to get a more gritty sound. That's perfectly fine; and not what I'm writing about. But then there are those who are just aiming to get the "loudest sound possible," and have no idea what they're doing.
Second… Compression is your friend. A good friend, but not your only friend. Beware of over-compression. But remember, compression is used to level out your audio. Learn it; love it.
Finally… Test your mix. Try out your mix in different audio environments. Listen to your mix with computer speakers, monitors, car speakers, in mono and stereo. You need to know what kinds of biases your systems have. If you know that your car emphasizes the bass, then don't mix your bass for your car. Because that will make it too low on other systems.
Test out these tools. Spend more time mixing. So many of you are going out of your way to just release song after song after song without any regard for the quality. You're getting lazy, and you're losing fans. Keep Rising.
16 - I Like This!
Oh Wow nice, i think ive been over compressing my vocals.


Hiring managers are under constant (and enormous) pressure to find the right tech candidates to fill particular jobs. At the same time, they'd rather leave a spot empty than hire a talented candidate who won't get along with the existing team.
Most tech candidates think that showing off their technical skills during an interview is enough to nab the job. But hiring managers, tasked with ensuring that both product development and group dynamics run smoothly, will tell you that perception is wrong: The hiring process is often fraught with politics, and "gut feel" matters as much as the candidate's ability to program or manage tasks.
So what are hiring managers thinking about when they talk to you?
When he's interviewing a candidate, Balazs probes for a certain amount of flexibility in the candidate's approach, as well as his or her potential fit with his team. Companies, he observed, "are living, breathing things," and both their business and their technical stacks are likely to evolve over time.
In addition, the longer a job requisition remains open, the more likely it'll end up pulled for reasons beyond the manager's control, Balazs added. That layers in additional pressure, because managers can suddenly find themselves without a needed solution.
Hiring managers work closely with HR and recruiting staffs to define the job opening and identify qualified candidates. "There's a lot of back and forth," Nakamura said.
Oftentimes, job requirements aren't simply dictated by the hiring manager, who then leaves HR to handle the paperwork. At Intuit, Balazs describes HR, Talent Acquisition and the technical team as acting like a "triumvirate" that collaborates to ensure the role makes sense from an organizational point of view, before creating a job description that is realistic and marketable. "You don't want to create an unhireable role," he said.
As recruiters identify candidates, there's a lot of discussion to ensure the pipeline is filled with the right kind of people. And once a finalist has been decided upon, HR, the recruiters and the hiring manager collaborate on an offer. "We want to put together a competitive offer from the beginning," Balazs added.
A candidate who isn't inquisitive is waving "a huge black flag," Balazs said. He thinks one of an interview's most important moments comes when the candidate begins asking questions. The queries you pose, and the conversations you have about everything from the company's business to its technical approach, all help the manager form an impression of you as a potential colleague. That's in addition to giving him or her a sense of your technical skills and business abilities.
The lesson here is to arrive with a list of questions that go beyond the mechanics of the job. Remember that this is your chance to get a sense of the hiring manager, whether you want to work for him or her, and whether you like the way the company operates.
It's important to understand the problems the company wants to solve; hiring managers are always surprised by candidates who come to an interview with zero idea of their potential employer's mission. By reading the company's website, government filings, and media coverage, you can avoid this particular pitfall.
"They're Not Just Focused on Skills", HR should have filtered for Key words. I should look at the resumes to make sure the technology jobs are correct. Personality and the ability to think through the issue is #1 on my list when I get to the interview.
"They're Under Pressure to Fill the Job", Maybe, maybe not. Leaving a spot unfilled can help the budget when someone leaves in the spring and I can get away without filling until fall.
"Their Relationship With HR is Close", Maybe. In some organizations the relationship is close. In others, they barely talk.
"They Want You to Understand the Business", If you are IT and the business is not IT, maybe, maybe not.
This sounds interesting but I think reality is playing out differently. That tons of foreigners, who really don't fit in well here, have been imported by the cargo tanker load is evidence this doesn't really apply for software developer positions.
This article is pure BS, as it seems to abound in this industry of job search advice. Each situation is unique and companies are not that smart. They are quiet stupid and short-sighted!


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>     Has any one ever hit the receiver lock-up bug?
> during a large file transfer.
PHY based or transmit based flow-control).
as it should -- it just stops dead.  :-(.  Definitely undesirable.
will make the performance (throughput) suffer somewhat.


Greetings from beautiful Panama! Today was a day of learning. As construction projects began we learned how to work with cement, how to prepare walls for plaster and how to bend rebar and cut wood without the modern conveniences of power tools (a huge shout out to Bob Donaldson and Dave Caldwell who turned into MacGyver and prepared a section of wall for new cement header with only a gum wrapper, 3 nails, some rotted wood, two cockroaches and a pineapple. Well, maybe not the gum wrapper, but you get the idea!). We learned it is possible to communicate despite language barriers. We learned what the word humid really means. But the real challenge came as we learned how some choose to live with radical faith.
Ultimately, our "learning" today prompted the entire team to reflect on our faith. There were lessons in faith all over the place... We worked alongside a pastor who began a large construction project, in faith, believing that God would provide the resources for completion. We worked alongside another pastor who gave up a good job with the government, to go into full-time ministry serving the poorest of the poor, in faith, believing that God would provide for the needs of his own family.
Faith. Could it be that our "faith" isn't really faith? Is our faith too small? Too self-centered? As we painted church classrooms, as we mudded walls of what will be a kitchen and dining room designed to serve the community, as we played soccer with kids who gathered at the church throughout the day, our faith was challenged. God is doing a remarkable thing in and through His church in Panama. People of faith are living by faith.
What a joy it is to be here. What a privilege it is to be a part of God's redemptive work in Panama. What an opportunity we've been given to have our faith stretched by ministry leaders who are living out Hebrews 11.


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Q: Calculate sum for items in nested jsonb array So I have Postgres DB table 'purchases' with columns 'id' and 'receipt'. 'id' is primary int column, the value in column 'receipt' is jsonb and can look like this:
{
  "shop_name":"some_shop_name",
  "items": [
    {
      "name": "foo",
      "spent": 49,
      "quantity": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "bar",
      "price": 99,
      "quantity": 2
    },
    {
      "name": "abc",
      "price": 999,
      "quantity": 1
    },
    ...
  ]
}

There can be varied amount of items in receipt.
In the end I need to write a query so the resulting table contains purchase id and amount spent on all bar for every purchase in table as such:

id
spent

1
198

..
...

My issue:
I can't figure out how to work with jsonb inside select query along regular columns in the resulting table, I guess query should be structured as this:
SELECT p.id, %jsonb_parsing_result_here% AS spent
FROM purchases p

It's blocking me from moving further with iterating through items in FOR cycle (or maybe using another way).

A: You can unnest the items from the receipt column with a lateral join and the jsonb_array_elements function like:
SELECT p.id, SUM((item->>'price')::NUMERIC)
FROM purchases p,
LATERAL jsonb_array_elements(p.receipt->'items') r (item)
GROUP BY p.id

It's also possible to add a where condition, for example:
WHERE item->>'name' = 'bar

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Hysucat at the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series in New York, May 7-8, 2016.
Hysucat at the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Following the New York regatta, Hysucat will also attend the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series in Chicago 10-12 June with four 8.5 RIB chase-boats to follow the foiling, wing-sailed AC45 catamarans on the course. During the New York event five Hysucat support vessels were used to provide the 'Guest Chaser Experience' for the AC VIPs, and chase behind the America's Cup teams as they raced around the course, as well as to support ACEA (America's Cup Event Authority) team members, including 5 times America's Cup champion & CEO of the America's Cup, Russell Coutts. Race officials chose the Hysucat over other RIB's because the Hysucat is able to keep up with the catamarans in heavy chop while still giving a comfortable, safe ride that leaves little wake.
What Separates Hysucat From Other Hydrofoil Companies?


Hello, I am writing a program to generate random pieces of rebol code, (rebol gibberish,) and post them automatically to this list for appraisal. The name for this program is RRGib. Here is the core of its functionality: forever [print random/only first system/words] The ultimate aim is to create self- sustaining rebol programs - rebol life. I've got it to the stage where the program can almost generate itself, possibly. Just a few more words and it's done. But I need your help in this effort. All I need you to do is to point out for me where all the mistakes are, so that any given random program is more likely to work. If anyone is interested in joining my project, please email me publically. Future programs that might be generated by this process include: - a full-featured paint-program - psycho-analyst AI-bot thing - random gibberish runtime debugger (randometer) - and many more possibilities! Hope to hear from possibly most of you all soon! Regards, Anton.
> possibly. > Just a few more words and it's done.
One of the words you obviously need is 'unrandom... USAGE: UNRANDOM value /different DESCRIPTION: Returns a non-random value of the same datatype. UNRANDOM is an inaction value. ARGUMENTS: value -- The non-random value you want returned. (Type: any - of course) REFINEMENTS: /different -- Returns a non-random value of a different datatype.
> But I need your help in this effort.
> Hope to hear from possibly most of you > all soon!
> I am writing a program to generate > random pieces of rebol code, (rebol > gibberish,) and post them automatically > to this list for appraisal.
Damn. I'm about to be replaced by one line of Rebol code. How depressing. :-/ Brett.
> that any given random program is more > likely to work.
> "Joel would write 257 pages about it"
Joel should elaborate on this and submit it to UHURU as the first useful script! I suggest to add one more point : "The predictability of your script will improve significantly, if it doesn't redefine system words or mezzanines while using them!"
> I think the output would suffer from the second law of thermodynamics and > entropy. Although there are millions of potential good programmes that > could/would be generated, there are an INFINITE number of useless ones.
> is entropy. > What you need is a programme that can decide what is good, and what is > infinite.


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New Delhi: Transplant facility in med colleges soon, says Nadda
To bridge the gap between demand and availability of human organs for transplantation, the government will work towards creating a transplant facility in every medical college in the country.
Nadda today categorically stated that there would be no political discrimination with any state, irrespective of the party which ruled and that the Centre would take everyone along to accomplish 'Swastha Bharat' mission.
New Delhi: To bridge the gap between demand and availability of human organs for transplantation, the government will work towards creating a transplant facility in every medical college in the country.
"At present all transplant facilities are available in metropolitan cities and 95% are in private sector. There is a need to increase the facilities in other parts of the country. The ministry will work to create a transplant facility in every medical college in the country in a phased manner," health minister J P Nadda said.
He was speaking after launching the nationwide registry for organ and tissue donation at the 6th Indian Organ Donation Day here.
Nadda said the health ministry had decided to impart training in organ and tissue transplantation at all government hospitals even as he acknowledged a "delay" on the part of the government in promoting organ donation.
"There has been a delay on the government's side towards promoting organ donation, but the decisions we have taken in the last one year will make this cause a meaningful activity. We have decided to train paramedics in government hospitals in organ and tissue transplantation and sensitize them about organ donation, so that they can further pitch the issue in the society," he said.
The health minister also suggested that organ and tissue donation should be included in the syllabus of undergraduates (MBBS), postgraduates (MS and MD) and nursing degrees.
"Awareness strategy for general public needs to be developed keeping in view socio-psycho-cultural belief of the society," he said.
Calling upon all Indians to pledge to donate their organs after death, the Union minister said organ donation was often discouraged on the basis of superstitions.
"It is important to note that emotion will always be involved in any debate on organ donation, but when seen from the perspective of reason and rationale, the gift of life is the ultimate gift that one could give and organ donation is, therefore a 'god-like act' and needs to be encouraged," he said. PTI
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Most of us leave the house for a run, cycle, hike or any other activity and remember to bring our sunglasses, mp3 players, watches, heart rate monitors, GPS watches, pace calculators, etcetera. Unfortunately countless people go outside without any form of identification. The majority of us don't expect to encounter health problems or an accident while exercising outdoors.
But what if we do? What if we picked an early morning where there aren't many other people out and we slip or trip and become unconscious? What if we are on of those few people who suddenly and most unexpectedly develop exercise-induced anaphylaxis? What if we skid out while cycling on a rainy morning? Take on too much water while swimming? What if we are found unconscious, without identification, we need assistance and the responders have no knowledge of our medical history or emergency contact?
You might be right. This may never happen to you. In fact, it probably won't but that's not the point.
Every year approximately 450,000 people are taking to hospital without any identification.
You've got car, home, property, health, earthquake, fire, flood and other forms insurance. Even your dog has identification. What insurance / assurance do you have if you happen to be or that you won't be one of those 450,000 people?
Remember to bring your photo identification and health care provider card with you every time you exercise outdoors.
Road ID was created by a couple of guys who wondered what would happen if the unexpected happened.
Road ID has evolved over time to offer an Interactive Emergency Response Profile. The ERP enables you update your personal information, address, health insurance provider, emergency contact, SIN / SSN, photo, pre-existing medical conditions, allergies, current medications, and more. Your Interactive Road ID provides a toll-free number and website through which your information can be accessed by responders, doctors and other health care providers.
If you're not sold on the simple idea of Road ID, read some testimonials. I think you'll change your mind.
Notify someone before and after you exercise. I have recently started open water swimming and it was suggested to me that I notify the Coast Guard of when and where I was swimming and that I would check in afterwards. Road ID or not – this is great idea. The Coast Guard will know where to start looking for you in that unexpected situation.
Exercise with a friend or in a group. Most running groups have sign in / sign out sheets.


We've all had that thought, even if it were only fleeting, that evil had won and good had lost. All that God created is good. Yet, we still have to deal with evil. God allows us to encounter obstacles. But even heart-wrenching difficulties can be good because, in overcoming our difficulties, we can grow stronger in our faith. Especially today, consider the tremendous, lifelong sufferings of St. Bernadette.
We all have times when we feel discouraged and deflated. Yes, we sin, but we can always turn to God, who delights when we seek him out as we cope with evil and adversity.
If we believe what we are told in Genesis--all that God created is good--then we must believe that we are good since God created us. God does, indeed, see how good we are. Our task is to look at ourselves, our neighbors, our perceived enemies and try to see what God sees.
My God, you are all good and deserving of all my love.
Thank your Terrence for your wonderful devotion.
I do believe in what Genesis has told us, that everything that God has created is good, and that since God created us we must and are good. We have good intentions but we still have to deal with evil and sometimes we fall.
God allows us to suffer and allows trials and tribulations so that our faith and belief can grow stronger. Although St. Bernadette suffered so very much throughout her life, she was persistent with her faith. Let's be like her and persevere with our faith.
Nice Rose, thanks for that thought.
God never promised us a smooth sailing life for being his follower, but the rewards are well worth it in the long run.
We will actually be a stronger individual by the experience.
Grab some time today with the Lord.
Bernadette's life story tells us that the blessing of seeing the Blessed Virgin at Lourdes actually began more suffering of rejection in her life. Yet she clung to her faith through it all. St. Bernadette, pray for us that we may do the same in our times of trial.
Thank you, Terrance, for your reflection!


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I'm just interested to know, why?
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Pom Pom: Untitled
By Will Long BUY
Mark Pritchard: The Four Worlds
Losoul: Island Time
Pom Pom just doesn't care. They have no interest in playing to trends, putting out the next masterpiece, or even naming their albums beyond a numerical denotation. After releasing 40-something albums and EPs, they dropped off the face of the earth in 2013, returning quietly with a short appearance on Giegling's 2016 'Mind Over Matter' compilation, fuelling speculation that this is the same artist as Traumprinz. While they most likely aren't the same person, you'd think Pom Pom would be ready to step out of the Vantablack shadows covering his album covers. Nope: Pom Pom decides to luxuriate in it, and 'Untitled' on Ostgut Ton is no exception to the rule.
'Untitled' does an excellent job of reminding us exactly how aggressive Pom Pom can get, echoing the more distorted corners of their discography. No matter how deceiving they seem in the view of later tracks on the album, the first two cuts turn out to be the most straightforward from the 5-song affair. Right out of the gate on 'Untitled 1′ the audience is offered pure techno wizardry; the sound of bass thump being played through a massive line array makes itself as apparent as possible. The amount of energy being passed through the signal chain on the way to aural reproduction is immense–each low end hit an explosive charge going off between tectonic stress points.
'Untitled 2′ turns out to be a mashup of influences, with Villalobosian vocal snippets rhythmically hidden behind a wall of percussion and Eraserhead-like industrial noise. No prisoners are taken here, this is blank-face techno–the kind someone would have playing in their car while driving around with a stained crowbar and ski mask in the passenger seat at 2 AM on the highway downtown.
Oh, I'm sorry, did you think the danger was over? Don't worry, 'Untitled 3′ just came to demand a couple grand from you by Thursday night (you don't have the money, either). This is what Plastikman's 'Closer"'would sound like if it shunned minimalism for controlled maximalist pain, slowly rolling closer and closer before the snare drops in on what feels like an uncomfortably wrong beat.
'Untitled 4′ only builds on the alienation of the record by showering the listener in waves of white-hot static, a pastiche of slamming vinyl and overblown gabber sonics slowed down to an industrial techno crawl. The decayed husk of trance-synths-in-dub moan around in the back of the mix as the kick side-chains the song to all hell. A small hi-hat chases the second and fourth kicks in the measure, running after whatever's left of the landscape as it pounds on.
Evoking images of the destroyed Earth in the last scene of End of Evangelion, 'Untitled 5' offers a dystopian respite from the devastation. Musical sub bass pumps like an overblown heartbeat beneath dark pads, which end on a couple of odd, reverb-heavy chords that don't fit with the rest of the track. Who really expected us to have it so easy after the other songs, anyways?
The EP is disappointingly short at only 24 minutes, but every second here seems fantastically precious, as if Pom Pom is trying to scream a message at us via the music. Maybe it's a response to the current social/political issues or a personal crisis. I feel that it's best to leave the message as ambiguous as possible, as we're offered no titles, artwork, or anything other than a black cover, this time with the artist's name in a dark grey Helvetica. It's worth mentioning, though, that the EP is being offered as the first digital release from the artist along with vinyl; maybe the slowly appearing name signifies a move away from the unknown despite the continued mysteriousness.
In the end, who really cares who Pom Pom is? When you make music this powerful, who you are doesn't matter more than the experience of listening to it and Untitled is all about that singular experience.
'Untitled' is scheduled for release on Friday 13th April 2018 and will be available in vinyl and digital formats, order a copy from Bandcamp.
1. Untitled 1
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ArtistPom PomLabelOstgut TonReleased13 April 2018GenreAmbientMinimal TechnoNoise


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Chase plans to bring its newly introduced Chase Pay mobile payments solution to gas stations and convenience stores in an attempt to corner a sector known for the kind of everyday purchases that fit well with mobile.
Convenient store customers will be served greater convenience with the program from Chase, which will allow its customers to pay at gas stations with mobile payments. The bank is partnering with P97 Networks to roll out the program, creating a more streamlined payment process at these locations while also providing Chase an option to attract more customers.
"About 16 percent of consumer-spend on credit and debit cards happens at the gas pump with over 40 million transactions per day in the US," said Don Frieden, CEO of P97 Networks. "Outdoor payment terminals, e.g. gas pumps, has the highest fraud rates which P97's PetroZone mobile payment processing application will help prevent using multi-factor authentication, tokenization, and secure remote password authentication.
"Less than one percent of gas pumps have NFC readers, so they do not support mobile payments from Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Android Pay, etc.," he said.
Mobile and gas
The banking company will be rolling out its mobile payments service in 2016 and its dedication to competing with current mobile payments developers, such as Apple and Samsung, could potentially offer it front-runner status as its substantial customer base strays away from the pigeonhole caused by software developers (see more).
As a part of its plan to compete with the software giants that have developed their own mobile payments, Chase is partnering up with mobile commerce solution P97 Networks to introduce its program to gas and convenience retailers. The partnership makes sense as convenience store customers are often in a hurry, stopping for fuel and items while on the go, and mobile payments offer a faster, convenient checkout option.
Once the technology rolls out Chase will allow all its customers to pay through their mobile devices, much like Apple Pay and Android pay in which the user simply scans their device rather than swiping a credit card. Chase Pay will be added to the existing retailer's technology, making it much easier on the bank to roll out its service.
Chase Pay users will be able to search for gas stations within their area that accept the mobile payment service through a mobile application, which is the same one they will use to pay.
The service offers a safer method in paying at gas stations, which are known as a place in which credit information can easily be stolen.
P97 is a mobile commerce platform, which focuses on bringing fuel retailers into the digital age with mobile payments technology. The partnership will also likely bring loyalty programs and marketing abilities for Chase to gas stations.
Mobile payment future
Similarly, MasterCard partnered with GM, Nymi, Ringly and TrachR to develop a series of unique connected payment devices, straying from the traditional wristband and mobile offerings in an attempt to transform every device into a payment option (see more).
"P97 will provide integration with the leading retail fuel systems and POS to enable geo-location based mobile payments at the pump and in-store payments at the POS for the new Chase Pay wallet and MCX merchant companies," Mr. Frieden said.
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YouTubers, Users that joined in 2014, Male YouTubers,
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Ten Second Songs
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Katy Perry - Dark Horse Ten Second Songs 20 Style Cover
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Anthony Vincent Valbiro (born September 21, 1987 (1987-09-21) [age 31]) is a musician who is known for doing covers of songs in different styles. He is most popular for his "Ten Second Songs 20 Style Covers" which is uploaded on his most recent YouTube channel "Ten Second Songs" which within seven months hit a million subscribers.
He first started out making Ten Second Songs for his website (hence the name) sometime in early 2012. He would use the website called Fiverr.com, which is a freelance website that charges anywere from $5 to $500 for someone's work. He would produce and perform ten second long songs in any style that the consumer wanted. The reason he created his YouTube channel was mainly to promote his services on the website, but once he uploded his first YouTube video (Katy Perry - Dark Horse) he didn't anticipate how popular it would get. He still creates songs on his websites, however he doesn't have as much time dedicated to the service as he used to.
Anthony was born in New York. At the same time as he was doing his 10 second songs, he was also working at Home Depot, and once his services became more popular he quit his job to focus more on it.
He has another YouTube channel called AnthonyVincentMusic where he uploads covers to songs and extra style songs. His band, SetTheCharge, also has a YouTube channel. They released an album of their original music in September 2017 called Sky Goes On .
He has an older brother, Frank Nicholas Valbiro, who is a musician, independent broadcaster (Zen Entertainment Network), and author. Also, he was (is?) a fitness trainer. Really, I'm not making that up. Here is a link to prove it: www.lohud.com/story/news/health/2014/10/03/park-bench-leg-circuit-workout/16609581/
His father, Anthony J Valbiro, is a director, singer, set creator and mural painter. He and his father have sung duets of Christmas songs, which can be seen on the AnthonyVincentMusic youtube channel.
Anthony is the lead singer for the band Set the Charge, which he co-founded with his brother Frank, who is the drummer. They were joined in 2014 by bassist Derek Ortiz and guitarist Tom Dicarlucci.
He has an adorable cat named Pyretta Blaze who was named after a Type O Negative song. She has her own facebook page. This has not been updated since 2016, obviously because she is too busy acting in Anthony's videos, including making two appearances in The Killers - Mr. Brightside in 15 styles.
His studio has a Christmas tree up year round, next to a fake fireplace. He also often uses Christmas lights as decorations in his videos.
He also likes to decorate with skulls: Studio B has a cabinet full of them and one is prominently displayed in the beginnning and end of his cover of Adele's Rolling in the Deep (SetTheCharge youtube channel). In addition, he sometimes wears shirts with skulls.
Frank is apparently not the only fitness guru in the family. According to www.mylife.com, Anthony is a Fitness Director/NASM-CPT at Quantum Leap: Fitness and Sports Conditioning. I am somewhat suspicious of this, however, because other than in its list of his social profiles, his work as a singer/musician is not listed and I have never heard him mention this other career in any interview he has given. Perhaps this is an Alternate Dimension Anthony Valbiro whose webpage has somehow bled into ours. Or Anthony has an identical twin with the same name whom he doesn't mention.
Anthony, in the video Who is Ten Second Songs, googled himself and, after looking at wikitubia, declared the trivia section "depressing and boring". In order to make it less so, he wrote his own trivia. The following is his list (comments in parenthesis were spoken in the video).
He is highly agorophobic.
He rarely goes out, and when he's not making music, he's ordering take out with friends, watching movies, playing with his cat, you know, All the famous internet celebrity essentials.
Legend has it he still sleeps with a blanky he's had since he was 2 years old. (That's not true. I stopped sleeping with that blanky last year.)
He quit youtube in the fall of 2017 as a joke and everyone believed him. He came back several days later.
He used to have two imaginary friends as a small child, their names were BB and Big Michael, Big Michael eventually perished of a heart attack and bb just ceased to exist all together.
Now Anthony has hypothetical arguements with people while taking showers in scalding hot water, that always in an epic fist fight wheree he wins every time. *loses
He is an extreme hypochondriac, and at any given day you might spot the ten second songs guy sticking his tongue out of his mouth while looking into his reflection, just to make sure that his tongue is not slanting right or left. This will ensure he's not having a stroke. (That and the stroke test.)
He once had a girl unmatch him on tinder (once) when he told her he makes youtube videos for a living. (Or maybe he just told her all of the above.)
Anthony has an irrational fear he'll develop a multiple personality disorder from all his different styles videos. (completely irrational).
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Creative Clarity on Abortion
by Bill MuehlenbergPosted on Nov 15, 2020 Nov 15, 2020
Artists and others can share the pro-life message:
As with all controversial moral issues there is plenty of spin, hype, misrepresentation and euphemisms being utilised. That is especially so with those seeking to make excuses for great evil: they must resort to subterfuge, deception and cover-ups to conceal vital truths.
George Orwell spoke to this fact: "In our time, political speech and writing are largely the defence of the indefensible. . . . Thus political language has to consist largely of euphemism, question-begging and sheer cloudy vagueness. . . . Political language … is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."
The promotion of abortion is of course a classic example of this. Calling the killing of an unborn child a 'woman's right to choose'; describing the victim as merely a 'clump of cells'; and referring to the dead baby as the 'termination of a pregnancy' is how the pro-death crowd obfuscates and distorts the reality of abortion.
So those who are pro-life need to keep reminding people what abortion is really all about. We need to keep letting others know that the endgame of all abortion is a dead child. The reality is, two people enter an abortion mill, but only – normally – one comes out alive.
There are all sorts of ways we can demonstrate this to those who have been brainwashed into thinking otherwise. Consider one terrific means that some creative pro-lifers have run with: offering free ultrasounds to pregnant women outside of abortion clinics. See more on this here: billmuehlenberg.com/2012/03/09/winning-the-abortion-wars/
There is no end to such creative means to stand for life. Artists can also be included here. Indeed, eight years ago I mentioned one European artist who has made a big impact. billmuehlenberg.com/2012/07/14/getting-gods-heart-on-abortion/
In that article I said this: "Jeanne Smits reports that a group of young mothers in Slovakia commissioned a statue dedicated to the unborn. According to her blogpost, it was inaugurated in the presence of the Slovak minister of health. It is called 'The Child Who was Never Born.' It was created by a young sculptor named Martin Hudáeka."
Well it seems this pro-life artist is still at it, with his latest work installed in Madison, Wisconsin of all places. As someone who used to be a student there long ago, Madison has long been known as a hotspot of leftism and radicalism. The capital of Wisconsin is also the woke capital, and when I first heard about this, I wondered how long before the sculpture gets pulled down by the mob.
One report of his latest artwork says this:
Slovakian artist Martin Hudáeka's newest statue tells the abortion story through mother, father, and the lost child.
The sculpture just installed at Resurrection Cemetery in the Diocese of Madison expresses the profound emotional impact of the many losses of those children killed by abortion. There is the mother, slumped down in almost inconsolable grief. The lost child, appearing as a 4-year-old girl, reaches out. Perhaps the biggest impact is found in the figure of the father, so often left out of discussions about abortion. The abject horror shown on his face at seeing the daughter who was never born has the power to take one's breath away.
"The donors of this statue were really moved by it because it had the man there as well," said Damian Lenshek, director of cemeteries for the Diocese of Madison. "For anybody who's attracted to the statue and the meaning of the statue, this is going to be a meaningful place for them." The donors wished to remain anonymous, he said.
Created by internationally known Slovakian sculptor Martin Hudáeka, "The Memorial of Unborn Children II" tells many stories through its three characters. It is the follow-up to an earlier Hudáeka work that received widespread acclaim—a statue of a grieving mother with her unborn child reaching out in mercy and forgiveness. The new sculpture adds the father into the abortion story, a detail being hailed by pro-life advocates.
"I like the connection between the pro-life movement and the cemetery. I think cemeteries are very pro life," said Lenshek, who oversaw installation of the statue and the granite cremation columbarium on which it rests. "We picked this spot because it's along Speedway (Road). We wanted people to be able to see it as they drove by. We also wanted it to be a place where people could come to pray and meditate."
In recent weeks, a crane was brought in to set the 10,000 pounds of black granite for the columbarium, which will hold the cremated remains of the faithful in small compartments called niches. The crane then set the life-size sculpture of the family that never was. A brick terrace was installed around the foundation. Extensive landscaping is planned, along with two granite benches for visitors. Memorial bricks will be sold for anyone wanting to memorialize a loved one.
"The Memorial of Unborn Children II" is an outgrowth of the original concept, created for a burial site in Wroclaw, Poland. "People from Poland came to me and we discussed the options to show that miscarried children and aborted children are not missed only by their mothers, but by the fathers, too," Hudáeka told Catholic World Report. "The statue shows that abortion affects all of society. We should help both mother and father. The story must be told that both are hurt by the loss of their child."
The entire project took about three years, Hudáeka said, including one year to create the final sculpture design. After the initial statue was dedicated in Poland, he created life-size replicas now on display in Svidnik, Slovakia, and the new one at Resurrection Cemetery in Madison. www.catholicworldreport.com/2020/10/28/the-memorial-of-unborn-children-ii-portrays-regret-mercy-healing-in-powerful-way/
The article goes on to note what other pro-life leaders are saying about this work. Let me feature one of them here:
Bradley Mattes, co-founder of the Men and Abortion Network (MAN), said men often experience anger, grief, shame, guilt and remorse over the abortion death of their child. Post-abortion stress can cause insomnia, panic attacks, flashbacks, nightmares and suicidal tendencies. Research shows at least 5.5 million men in the United States are "walking wounded" fathers, deeply affected by abortion, he said.
"Men are programmed by God to provide and protect their offspring. This is one of the reasons why men are affected," Mattes said. "I see the man in the statue reaching out to his aborted daughter in a futile attempt to protect her." Mattes said he is glad to see "this memorial to the unborn includes the grief and shame of both the mother and the father, often the silent victim of abortion."
As mentioned, there are many ways we can share the pro-life message with others. Artists using their skills and talents to convey the message is just one of many ways. Perhaps you have various artistic abilities and are wondering how you can take a stand for life. Let the work of Hudáeka encourage and inspire you.
And there are countless other ways we can be a voice for the voiceless. The main thing is that we care, and that we are willing to speak out in any and all possible ways. Let me close with another artist, Bruce Dawe. The Australian poet, who just passed away in April of this year, penned this powerful and inspirational poem in 1986:
The Wholly Innocent
I never walked abroad in air
I never saw the sky
Nor knew the sovereign touch of care
Nor looked into an eye.
I never chose, nor gave consent
Nor voted on my fate
Unseen, I came, unseen I went
Too early and too late
This was my life-line trust
As absolute as blood
Now down in the bucket thrust
Anonymous as mud
Oh you within whose God-like power
Lies to so decide
Remember me when, some late hour
Talks turn to genocide
For I was part of that doomed race
Whose death-cell was the womb
But who can clear a bloody space
And call it living room
I never had a name or cried
That central cry "I am"
But in a world-wide shambles died
Defenceless as a lamb
Remember me next time you
Rejoice at sun or star
I would have loved to see them too
I never got that far.
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This beautiful song appeared in my newsfeed this morning. Another piece of divinely inspired art on the same subject. It is an amazing 'marriage' of music and lyrics and an unborn's heartbeat that will leave the listener in tears, but also with a wonderful feeling of hope rather than despair. Just want to play it over and over again.
Here it is – Song of the Unborn ("I want to live").
Bill, great article, thank you for posting. While I knew of other heroes in the battle (e.g. Graham Preston, https://billmuehlenberg.com/2019/09/13/never-give-up-standing-for-the-unborn/), it never occurred to me that sculptors and poets could use their talents in the fight, as Martin Hudaeka and the late Bruce Dawe have done.
In case your readers are not aware, believers with science/biology qualifications have also played a role, pointing out that the embryo drawings of evolution "apostle" Ernst Haeckel are fraudulent. Despite secular biologists knowing the illustration error, Haeckel's drawings continue to adorn textbooks, providing ongoing seeming justification for the abortion clinic mantra, "You're just getting rid of it at the fish stage, dearie." (See e.g. https://creation.com/ernst-haeckel-evangelist-for-evolution-and-apostle-of-deceit)
Let every one of us do what we can to "Rescue those being led away to death" (Proverbs 24:11).
A Harry Truman says:
Thank you Bill, so well meant and so well presented.
I have emailed many friends BUT IT NEEDS TO GET TO OUR POLIES.
I have used the Orwell quote, the "Song of the Unborn" and the Hudaeka statue and storyline, and referenced your blog.
I think your whole blog and the addition of the choir item would be the best thing to get into the hands, heads and hearts of the polies, CAN THIS BE DONE ?
Michael Weeks says:
What I find astounding with all these "woke" people who support Kamala Harris is how they ignore how she supports the commercial sale of human organs. You would think any, even marginally civilized people would realize this is pure wickedness. What exactly is the weight of the fact that a child has taken a breath compared to the demonizing of people under the Nazis or under the Chinese dehumanizing of the Uyghurs? Surely taking a breath is of little consequence in reality. Is it not obvious that the sale of human organs, especially when facilitated by the murder of the donor, no matter how it is promoted, is the inevitable result of the politics of covetousness and complete wickedness and can only possibly result in oppression?
Simon Mackenzie says:
The politically "correct" will hate this statue and tear it down in the name of "woke". Which really points out how broken they really are and, of all ironies, how they are literally aborting themselves with the promotion of their craven agendas.


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Parents making plans for homeschool co-op
Sara Thompson
Inspired by Tahoe Parents Nursery School, a few parents want to start a homeschool version of the successful co-op.
The nursery school was founded in 1958, and the "co-op" concept means parents of all the students participate.
Caroline Hansa, one of the parents interested in a co-op homeschool, said the group wants to create a social environment for homeschool children while giving parents a chance to network.
Yolanda Nussdorfer, who has two children, said she likes the homeschool method.
"I love watching him learn," Nussdorfer said. "I don't want to miss it when he's gone all day."
Hansa said the co-op would serve children in the kindergarten through second-grade range. Younger siblings of the students also would be encouraged to attend. For example, Hansa's son Emerson is 5, but his 2-year-old sister Emery also would be welcome at the co-op school.
At the group's next meeting, parents will be discussing the curriculum for the start of the school year in September.
Those who are interested are invited to attend the meeting at 4 p.m. today at The Independent Learning Academy, 1100 Lyons Ave. For more information, e-mail tahoehomeschool@att.net.


WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Clinton today announced his intention to nominate rehabilitation counselor Bobby Charles Simpson Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration at the Department of Education.
"Bobby Simpson has dedicated his life to helping people with disabilities and I am grateful that he has agreed to lend his commitment and experience to our Administration," the President said.
Since 1989, Simpson has served as director of the Arkansas Division of Rehabilitation Services, responsible for planning and directing operation of rehabilitation programs statewide. From 1985 - 89, Simpson served as a research and training coordinator in Arkansas' Region IV Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program in Hot Springs. Simpson was executive director of the Austin Resource Center for Independent Living in Austin, Texas from 1981 - 85 and earlier served as a rehabilitation instructor at Victoria College in Gonzales, Texas (1975-78).
Simpson earned a BA in Sociology from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas in 1973 and a MA in Rehabilitation Counseling from Texas Tech University in 1974.
The Rehabilitation Services Administration provides national leadership for, and administers, basic state and formula grant programs, service projects and coordinated programs that encourage vocational rehabilitation and independent living for individuals with handicaps. These programs seek to maximize handicapped persons' employability, independence and integration into the workplace community.